The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1887-07-07

When you make real estate loans
with Ink & Carter you pay Ink &
Carter. You don't have to send the
money east at an extra expense.
Harwood has com nenced moving
the Bob Sherman building which
has stood so long near the Northern
Pacific track and now owned by
James Connors, to the lot next the
opera house.
All goods guaranteed by Hunt
the shoe man. IL
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Engum
lost their fourteen year old daughter
the Fourth of July, and Mr.. Engum
was in the city Tuesday after a
coffin. The young girl had been i'll
some six months.
James F. Alden has money to loan
in sums of five hundred dollars and
upward, on first mortgages Of farms
in Richiand County, Dak,nta, at legal
rate of interest, without brokerage,
bonus or commission, to borrowers
who make application in person to
him at the Hyser House, Brecken-
ridge. Minn., where he may be
found daily from 10 to IL O'clock
a. M. and from 2 to 4 p. IN. 9wl0
We don't believe the Fergus cele-
bration involved an expenditure
of $50 outside of the music. With
the flaming advertisements sent out
we expected to see grand display,
but it was very shabby.
ladies' walking shoes at Hunts.
What might have been a serious
conflagration, was averted by Officer
McCabe, who discovered small
blaze in the rear of the Peoples
Savings Band, undoubtedly caused
by fireworks. Mr.. McCabe's hand
was severly burned.
Some men who are posted on the
political situation in the northern
part of the county. expect to see
prohibition carried there by large
majority-almost solid. 1t seems
the festive "prohib' is getting in
his argument in great shape-or at
least in talking shape. All we have
to say is, let 'er went.
Strolling around the island we
noticed monograms cut in trees, un.
doubtedly intended to represent
the mutual and endearing feelings
OF various love struck couples. One
in particular we noticed was two
hearts each bearing the initials of a
prominent clerk and one of Wahpe-
toms fairest daughters.
John Nelson attended the festivi-
ties at Erickson's Place the Fourth,
and reports a big time. Said that
Rev. A. j. Wells read the Declara-
tion of Independence and delivered
a very interesting oration. The
splendid grove was just as inviting
as ever aud the five hundred people
enjoyed themselves in the old
fashioned way.
w. E. Purcell, accompanied by
his cousin, Miss Lizzie Purcell. de-
parted for New Jersey Wednesday
evening of this week, tile young
lady returning home after several
months pleasant visit with her
cousins w. E. and Richard r. Pur-
cell of this city. Miss Lizzie's health
was not the best when she came out
here, but the bracing Dakota ozone
seems to have benefited her very
much.
1t is said that John Bownen. John
Casper, B. Connolly, Johnnie Smith,
Jos. Smith and Edward Casper, fire.
men, whom we mentioned as being
experts in the matter of moving
furniture. did great job in the re-
moval of Lem Simpkins' saloon fix
lures from Louis DarbeIlay's place,
the other evening. 1t seems that
under the terms of the leese, Lem
thought he had right to 90 out any
time, and thus picked up-and
dusted-the last evening of June.
The party given by Miss Kate
Bell to her friend Miss Lizzie Pur-
cell at the Headquarters, Friday
evening. was a great sMccess. At
abont ten O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs. Wm.
II. Gillitt lead off from the spacious
parlors up stairs for the dining room,
and being followed by the large
party very pretty grand march was
INDUCED in on the arrival at the
same, to the superb music of
Gatchell's band of Fargo. From
this time on dancing was lively till
three O'Clock, excepting the inter-
mission for supper. Every body
had a splendid time and voted that
the Misses Bell and Purcell were|
just the finest girls in the world,